Mar 24 – Mar 25, 2014 Mon 10:00 AM – Tue 5:00 PM $690.00 What is Appreciative Inquiry? (AI) is an energizing approach for sparking positive organizational change and group/community development. AI focuses on what is working well (appreciative) by engaging people in asking questions and telling stories (inquiry). This focus on …
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Mar 22 – Mar 23, 2014 Sat 11:00 AM – Sun 4:00 PM Has it ever crossed your mind? Have you felt the tug of the Spirit, inviting you to follow in a new direction? Have you ever thought about ministry as a vocation and wondered about the options & opportunities? If so, …
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Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2014 Fri 10:00 AM – Sat 4:00 PM $170.00 Stewarding our Stewards: A Workshop for Lay and Ministerial Leaders Fall in love again with God’s mission for our lives and for our church… Return home revitalized and rejuvenated… Experience a new perspective on stewardship that speaks to …
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Mar 13 – Mar 16, 2014 Thu 10:00 AM – Sun 4:00 PM $380.00 The Arrivals Personal Legacy Workshop has toured extensively across Canada, as well as in Europe, West Africa, the Caribbean and South America. It is the culmination of ten years of focused artistic research and draws on almost 30 years …
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Mar 6 – Mar 16, 2014 Thu 9:00 AM – Sun 5:00 PM $2,400.00 Celebrate International Women’s Day in Guatemala! Join a delegation that will explore history, human rights and social justice in Guatemala. A challenging and rewarding opportunity to learn more about the Guatemalan genocide against the Maya people and the …
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Mar 5 – Mar 5, 2014 Wed 10:00 AM – Wed 4:00 PM $50.00 Lent is preparation for the Passion, just as Advent is preparation for the Nativity. By reflecting upon and responding to great works of art that depict what Christ went through on our behalf, we can more fully …
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Mar 2 – Mar 7, 2014 Sun 7:00 PM – Fri 1:00 PM $840.00 “A most important, positive, trusting, hope filled approach” – 2013 participant “I’m now walking with skills I didn’t think were possible.” – 2013 participant “In addition to a well laid out agenda with strong facilitation and obviously strong models …
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Feb 25 – Feb 26, 2014 Tue 1:00 PM – Wed 4:00 PM $365.00 The legal and charitable landscape for non-profit organizations is transforming. Recent changes by the federal government governing financial accountability and auditing requirements, revoking of charitable status of select environmental groups, as well as the incorporation of social enterprise …
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Feb 21 – Feb 23, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 11:30 AM $300.00 The “religiously unaffiliated” are now the third largest spiritual group in the world at 16% (Pew Research). Many people within and without identifiable religious organizations describe themselves as Spiritual But Not Religious, however, when asked to explain what …
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Feb 14 – Feb 15, 2014 Fri 10:30 AM – Sat 4:00 PM $360.00 “My beloved speaks and says to me: ‘Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away…’.” Song of Solomon “We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness …
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